No. 30 Squadron RAF
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No. 30 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force transport squadron with a long operational history dating back to World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| No. 30 Squadron RAF canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1121171 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: No. 30 Squadron RAF Context triple: [RAF Brize Norton, basedUnit, No. 30 Squadron RAF]
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No. 3 Squadron RAF
No. 3 Squadron RAF is one of the Royal Air Force’s oldest frontline units, historically known for its fighter and ground-attack roles in major conflicts from World War I to the present.
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B.
No. 29 Squadron RAF
No. 29 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force fighter squadron historically known for operating air defense and interceptor aircraft and currently serving as a frontline and training unit for the UK’s Typhoon force.
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C.
No. 2 Squadron RAF
No. 2 Squadron RAF is one of the Royal Air Force’s oldest frontline units, historically renowned for its tactical reconnaissance and ground-attack roles.
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D.
No. 10 Squadron RAF
No. 10 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force flying unit historically known for operating transport and VIP aircraft in support of UK government and military operations.
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E.
No. 11 Squadron RAF
No. 11 Squadron RAF is a long-established Royal Air Force fighter unit known for its air defence and combat roles across both World Wars and into the modern era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: No. 30 Squadron RAF Target entity description: No. 30 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force transport squadron with a long operational history dating back to World War I.
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A.
No. 3 Squadron RAF
No. 3 Squadron RAF is one of the Royal Air Force’s oldest frontline units, historically known for its fighter and ground-attack roles in major conflicts from World War I to the present.
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B.
No. 29 Squadron RAF
No. 29 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force fighter squadron historically known for operating air defense and interceptor aircraft and currently serving as a frontline and training unit for the UK’s Typhoon force.
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C.
No. 2 Squadron RAF
No. 2 Squadron RAF is one of the Royal Air Force’s oldest frontline units, historically renowned for its tactical reconnaissance and ground-attack roles.
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D.
No. 10 Squadron RAF
No. 10 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force flying unit historically known for operating transport and VIP aircraft in support of UK government and military operations.
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E.
No. 11 Squadron RAF
No. 11 Squadron RAF is a long-established Royal Air Force fighter unit known for its air defence and combat roles across both World Wars and into the modern era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force squadron
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military unit ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Blackburn Beverley
ⓘ
Bristol Blenheim ⓘ Douglas Dakota ⓘ
linked to:
Douglas Dakota aircraft
Hawker Hurricane ⓘ Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ Lockheed C-130K Hercules ⓘ
linked to:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules ⓘ
linked to:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Vickers Wellington ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| category |
Military units and formations of the Royal Air Force in World War I
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Military units and formations of the Royal Air Force in World War II ⓘ Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons ⓘ Royal Air Force transport squadrons ⓘ |
| conflict |
First World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
Iraq War ⓘ Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
War in Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| equipment | transport aircraft ⓘ |
| garrisonLabel | base ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long operational history
ⓘ
service since World War I ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Royal Air Force Air Mobility Force
ⓘ
linked to:
RAF Air Mobility Force
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| partOf |
RAF Air Mobility Force
ⓘ
RAF Air Support Command ⓘ Royal Air Force Transport Command ⓘ
linked to:
RAF Transport Command
|
| role |
air transport
ⓘ
transport squadron ⓘ |
| service | Royal Flying Corps ⓘ |
| theatre |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Far East ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Mediterranean theatre of World War II ⓘ
linked to:
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Middle East ⓘ |
| type | air transport squadron ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: No. 30 Squadron RAF Description of subject: No. 30 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force transport squadron with a long operational history dating back to World War I.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.